Stevens County vs. Morton County

	Stevens County (KS)	Morton County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	5,559	2,667
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.9%	-17.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	5,726	3,233
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	5,724	3,233
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.2%	5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	28.9%	24.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.9%	20.3%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	50.4%
White alone, percent	94.4%	91.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.9%	1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.1%	2.0%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	1.8%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	36.8%	23.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	59.9%	70.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	183	131
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	18.3%	11.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	2,320	1,456
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.8%	69.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$111,900	$94,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,142	$1,177
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$524	$454
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$682	$686
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.1%	5.3%
Households, 2014-2018	1,911	1,117
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.92	2.47
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.6%	95.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	33.0%	18.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.1%	81.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.2%	70.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	80.0%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.2%	17.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.6%	12.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	16.4%	15.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.2%	59.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	47.9%	49.9%
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	128,016	127,659
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	37,008	21,514
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,429	$6,789
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	15.1	16.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$56,507	$43,925
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,359	$23,370
Persons in poverty, percent	10.7%	11.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	138	82
Total employment, 2017	1,207	654
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	44,410	26,956
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-44.5%	-16.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	379	216
All firms, 2012	423	524
Men-owned firms, 2012	278	276
Women-owned firms, 2012	71	136
Minority-owned firms, 2012	44	51
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	358	452
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	389	455
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	17.2%	39.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	7.9	4.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	727.29	729.73

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Stevens county (KS) and Morton county (KS) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.